Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Treptoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Treptoceras was named by Flower (1942) [An orthocerid, a homonym for the ammonoid genus]. It is not extant. Its type is Treptoceras duseri.

It was synonymized subjectively with Orthonybyoceras by Teichert et al. (1964).

It was assigned to Orthocerida by Flower (1942); and to Proteoceratidae by Frey (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Treptoceras Flower
1995Treptoceras Frey p. P36

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusTreptocerasFlower 1942

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Treptoceras Flower 1942
show all | hide all
†Treptoceras duseri Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Treptoceras fosteri Miller 1875
†Treptoceras transversum Miller 1875
hide
Invalid names: Orthoceras hindei James 1878 [synonym]
†Treptoceras yokoyamai Kobayashi 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Richmondian or 468.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangweondo (Gangwon-do)) T. yokoyamai (89520 89539)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Ohio) T. duseri (64476)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) T. sp. (383 384 385 386)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) T. duseri (87842) T. transversum (369 72958 87844 87901)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) T. duseri (64417 87910)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) T. byrnesi (88027) T. duseri (88022 88023) T. sp. (387 388 391 72826)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) T. sp. (389 390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) T. cincinnatiensis (87929) T. fosteri (87928) T. sp. (371)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) T. cincinnatiensis (88095) T. duseri (215981) T. duseri, T. fosteri, T. cincinnatiensis (27499 27500) T. fosteri (88061 88135) T. fosteri, T. cincinnatiensis (88035) T. sp. (367 368 370 72558 72805 72961 72965) T. spp. (5326)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) T. cincinnatiensis (87824) T. sp. (72853) T. sp., T. duseri (37833)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) T. sp. (392 393 394)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Ohio) T. duseri, T. fosteri, T. cincinnatiensis (27501 27503)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) T. hitzi (5323)